Liberia: Sinoe County Outbreak - Liberian Health Sector Needs to Be Robust

opinion

Nearly three years after Ebola was kicked out of Liberia, series of training and awareness messages have been carried out. Health Care Workers (HCWs) were trained in Safe and Quality health Services (SQS) specifics to infectious diseases.

But with the recent outbreak in Sinoe County, it can be highly deduced that the Health sector is still swimming in the pre-Ebola status after millions of dollars have been pumped into it for surveillance, health strengthening, recovery and preventative public health activities. Especially, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and timely dissemination of public health messages/results.

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